Prep softball rewind: Holland wins first game of season

Saturday

Apr 19, 2014 at 11:21 PMApr 19, 2014 at 11:21 PM

Staff reports

The Holland girls softball team lost the first game of the Otsego Invitational against Mendon, 15-5. Katie Wahmhoff had two hits to lead the Dutch. The Dutch bounced back with its first win of the season against Otsego, 12-2.Emma Bigelow went the distance to pick up the victory. Angel Murphy hit a home run for the Dutch and Molly McCranner drove in three runs. Hannah Wahmhoff and Zoe Silguero each contributed two hits apiece.Holland (1-5) also lost 15-5 to Vicksburg. Angel Murphy led Holland with a triple and scored two runs.Zeeland West third at tournamentThe Zeeland West softball team finished in third place in the Lakeshore Slam Tournament in Muskegon on Saturday.After losing the first game against Wayland, the Dux bounced back with wins against Coopersville, Fruitport, and Allendale to finish 3-1 on the day. Pitcher Morgan Englesman went 3-1 to improve to 4-3 overall. Michaela Mohr and Haley Hoogenraad each hit two home runs with Courtney Sleeman hitting one home run.Zeeland East 6, Grandville Calvin Christian 4Brook Leonard struck out 11. Abby Williams pitched the last two innings and struck out three.Ashlyn Schasel led the Chix offensively with a home run.Fennville sweeps Three Oaks River ValleyThe Blackhawks won 4-2 and 6-0 on Saturday. Lindsay Cossey earned both wins in the pitcher’s circle. She struck out 24 batters between the two games and gave up three hits. Both runs scored by River Valley in the first game were unearned.Hailey Martin and Nicole Rock tallied four hits each for Fennville (6-0). Danielle Beissel and Danielle McKellips each had two.Saugatuck sweeps Grand Rapids UnionThe Indians won 17-0 and 20-4. Danielle Demond won the first game and struck out four, walked four and gave up no hits. Kristen Schock won the second game. She gave up two hits and had one eared run.Shelby Laarman drove in four runs on four hits and scored six runs for Saugatuck. Rita Maslanka added four hits and five RBIs, and Cheyenne Lubben had three RBIs.